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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b>What's New With AMIBA: Shop Indie Local, Thu. 10/14/21, 1pm ET/10am PT
</b><i>This year’s Shop Indie Local Holiday starts October 1, but it’s not too late to jump in! Discover ideas to launch a new campaign or build upon existing efforts in your community. We have a Local First theme for almost every week through December. Let’s
get more of our community inspired to choose local first. </i><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001y5mn74sO-RDuyrODH64SkeYl0S-Om8UC0ebvCmUenTXCTZAVeEaD7NfLU90rBypdYKK9ENQYR2z-1xwvumVUfqQHQGZIlgBUXXO-R6D9oC27Imue4S7HNE39nJsvExdfWQfC2_uZxwNXSUQLH3F68Gwyj7DlnMm-Xqr7QjF6W7tZGcIY_t3j1BOmZ4t9xKn6ZmaxaYB_CjQG74M2WJl5KG6jiI3YnJNI&c=sjSBiiV40Ei2M_KdphnfBkY9pCM1KwdGeigaY0g5ydJXzuy93XqVQA==&ch=PqRYEk62tONMIRI3TEn5czkUQzO_cumtGVqOFn1bAeG_x9pnVZS4jg==" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Register
here.</span></i></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b>Independent We Stand America's Main Streets contest sponsored by Stihl– help a community in Oregon win $25,000!
</b>The goal of this contest is to help promote the importance and strong economic benefits of these Main Streets and the small businesses that help them thrive. Please help us by nominating and telling us about a deserving Main Street. The winning Main Street
will receive $25,000 in cash and related prizes to help revitalize that Main Street. Organizations that qualify for the contest include Downtown Improvement Districts, Business Improvement Districts, Independent Business Districts, Independent Business Associations,
Local First groups and formal Main Street organizations. To vote or nominate your town, <a href="https://www.mainstreetcontest.com/about">click here</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Ready, Set, Grant Oregon Main Street
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Join RDI starting Wednesday, October 20 for a series of five virtual weekly sessions targeted to Main Street downtown associations in Oregon. Classes will be designed for volunteers and staff working
in rural Oregon downtowns who are new to fundraising and grant writing, or those who wish to brush up on their skills. This is a great opportunity to learn how you can find funding to support your Main Street activities. Registration fee is $50. A limited
number of organizations will be eligible to receive one-on-one coaching from Kristin Monahan of </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#7A7A7A"><a href="https://www.kelleynonprofitconsulting.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Kelley
Nonprofit Consulting</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lgzgj4sab&oeidk=a07eiceyd1beec96147" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Register
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<b><i>Year-End Fundraising Playbook webinar by NextAfter, Thursday, October 21st at 11 am PST/1pm CST
</i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The year-end season can be overwhelming but our webinar will give you the research-driven strategies you need to
<i>get a head start on crafting your own year-end fundraising game plan</i> that will surely increase donations for your organization. In the webinar you will:<br>
• Learn the data behind <i>why year-end is so important</i><br>
• Discover what kind of <i>priming and framing emails to use for cultivation</i><br>
• Write donation appeals that are more <i>personal and invoke urgency and incentive</i> as the year-end deadline approaches<br>
<i>Register for the free Year-End Fundraising Playbook webinar here</i>: <a href="https://c21RJ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Btc/WV+113/c21RJ04/VVWRKN2WKMb_W5cyW886SLFf9W95j2m74yCT1WN9cd5Jc3q90_V1-WJV7CgHmNW9dPX0c5ScfMQW5JMRKg34XhVXN5Dw9QDQ__0LW4NMq7S5NCt0xVBX1Cq5GzXHDVknSYS4yvJpYW3S0Sbw8Y1zVdW5Ntvdg6FVJ5TW3bh3Hl3BNYgqW2cj05R5Rs1jmW72Z1mt6KM0zsW6GyzdK3J4wP5W4grdxg14LbFtW3HlSRZ7h9v4XW8Qx0g-6KFJG1W7MHmJc4z9P6YVKZ72k6QB18gW2_v2jg5DTVw5W3wtrbB1YDTdBV7TzMv3bRY_HW7pYmGQ11vL1WW4_q6zR33pBWyW60jzxD954dZcW5WzwQL3GGpc1W4Wms3t8rxLSZW1yTSfg1y7j7PW7bbY6K78XSnKW5HtJwP4tpSjNW2W6BWC7hZL8yW4JVtLn9lMYJC34yG1" target="_blank">
https://www.nextafter.com/webinar-registration/</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b>AARP’s Engage with Engaging Workshop:
</b><span style="color:#3B3838;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B3838;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://click.email.aarp.org/?qs=d47bcaf4dcb1543e41ef7abfbe1424d4ccb2151878986cb2443e1f1177c68deb9160b506bfe44bc698de450e56cd78d7df7957d02c6680445c4e35209cdb6c70"><span style="color:#3B3838;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B3838;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">AARP’s</span><span style="color:#3B3838;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B3838;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">
two-day gathering is now a past event, but the video recordings of the online workshop have been posted for viewing
<u>Click Here</u>. See the keynote presentations by Lynn M. Ross and James Rojas, tune into the panel discussions (including one with the mayors of Columbia, South Carolina, and Madison, Wisconsin), and learn about more than a dozen innovative engagement efforts.</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Interesting Resources – Curated List by Top Nonprofits:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b><a href="https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=d0951a6943&e=cef136b7f9" target="_blank">Five Tips & Tricks to Plan for Your End of the Year</a> [PODCAST]
from Patrick Kirby, Do Good Better Podcast<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b><a href="https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=d7eccd5779&e=cef136b7f9" target="_blank">Mission + Vision Statement Toolkit</a> Free Download from TopNonprofits<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b><a href="https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=a751eeffec&e=cef136b7f9" target="_blank">31+ Giving Tuesday Ideas for 2021</a> from Whole Whale<a href="https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=a7c582e916&e=cef136b7f9" target="_blank">5
Things to Consider in Your Giving Tuesday Campaign</a> from Five Ones<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b><a href="https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=d3c9177150&e=cef136b7f9" target="_blank">How to Grow Your Email List: 13 Tips that Work </a> from Whole Whale<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><b><a href="https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=2038f18630&e=cef136b7f9" target="_blank">Stairs, Ramps, and Curb Cuts- Designing for Everyone
</a>from Nancy Bacon<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#32B1AF">Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers)</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#32B1AF"> | Oregon Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Depart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Cell: (503) 551-3705<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregonmainstreet.org"><span style="color:windowtext">www.oregonmainstreet.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Salem, Oregon 97301</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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